When you visit Las Vegas, you won't lack for places to stay, as 75 casino hotels alone dot the landscape, not to mention all of the various chain hotels and motels. Because of the healthy supply and competition for your dollar you can find a good deal by using certain tips and tricks.

Step 1

Avoid weekends. In most locales you'll pay some premium if you stay on a Friday or Saturday, but in this tourist hot bed the difference is magnified. Try to visit on Sunday through Thursday to save 50 percent or more on your room compared with the weekend.

Step 2

Join email lists of the various casino properties. A lot of the marketing teams send out regular emails to subscribers, alerting them of various hotel discounts or freebies such as two-for-one meals and match play coupons that allow free extra wagers on some of your bets.

Step 3

Sign up for a players club card when you plan to gamble in a casino. This helps you twofold. First, you'll earn points toward comps as you wager, and these points can be redeemed for things such as free meals and rooms. Second, you are likely to receive more marketing materials in the mail with room deals and other freebies.

Step 4

Use online travel booking sites such as Expedia (expedia.com) and Travelocity (traveocity.com). The advantage of these services is they allow you to view most of the room rates available on any given day in Las Vegas, so you can easily compare prices. Sort by price to see rooms from cheapest to highest.

Step 5

Search for online discount codes on a site such as Smarter Vegas (smartervegas.com), which collects such things. Find a code that fits your needs and copy and paste it when booking your room online.

Step 6

Target certain areas and properties. You're just not going to get a room at the Bellagio (bellagio.com) for a price comparable to what you would find at Excalibur (excalibur.com), to name just two of dozens of examples in the hotel-rich city. Generally speaking, look for rooms on Fremont Street downtown in old Las Vegas or those on the older, northern section of the Strip. Casino resorts such as Riviera (rivierahotel.com), Circus Circus (circuscircus.com), El Cortez (elcortezhotelcasino.com) and Four Queens (fourqueens.com) offer decent rooms for often very low rates.

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About the Author

A veteran of the newspaper industry, Johnny Kampis has worked as a freelance writer since 2005. His articles have appeared in various publications including "The New York Times," "Atlanta-Journal Constitution" and the "San Francisco Chronicle." He currently serves as an editor of poker-based "Rounder" magazine and writer for the Alabama football publication "Crimson" magazine.